Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-07

tsry omits) that this gratifying result Il In a
WY iatte measure due 70 the efforts
secresar ro'e n ana accomplished corresponding
montns ago Tho board was In debt SEQ OOD. aad
mere seemed small hope OF meeting tho do.
nett bnt Dr. upper took the field. IN seventy
S",,, sn ,'s ,nlrty-ss cities and towns Ia me
south; ana. by appeals 10 churches and indl-
uduals. secured contributlons which have
wipes oui tho debt The report makes n yery
ca'nost appeal 10 The churches 20 ralse AZ once
year. " W." Wv "'"
The report then gives deeply Interesting .,a.
ustics ana detailed statements OF tho wort az
inc ooafu, OF which the following Is brief
Summary.
from the foregoing report n apnoars that
our boatu has missions Ia the Ave cootinents Of
'ne sloDe, presenting statistics a. follows:
1890, D'e1n'sii misnonsi Missionaries, native and
ioreign. IL: churches and stations, O: bap-
usins, %; members, i75. Brother TAYLOR says
there are monthly additions
mexican Missions: Missionaries native and
,,oleish; ~ churches and stations, q l.; bap-
TsmSle Nv. members 30: pupils, over 100.
,anno'1ales tor baptism, 100: contributions
tsSt Brother Powell thinks 10 new churches
thOuld DE organized, This mission Is n marvel
considering It's youth
Italian Missions: Missionaries, native and
foreign, 10; churches ana stations, IA: mem.
pets' 40; Daptisms, 80 church houses at Rome
and Tore Pellico
African Missions: Missionaries. native and
foreign, l6; baptisms %; members, I3s:
@ho0ls, teachers, 6; pupils, 2Si; churches
ana ChApele, 4. Since the reorganization OF the
loruba mission there have been 17I baptisms:
80 deaihs
China Missions: Missionaries, native and
foreign, "a; churches and stations. 2i: bap-
items, &c; members, 81: schools, Is: pupils.
eos; contributions, f699Gi besides a chapel
built In Shanghai by Deacon Wong, costing
some 81 1000.
Total: Missionaries. native and foreign, 1iG:
baptsms. 225; members, 1851: churches and
stations, 65; schools, 25; pupils, So: contribu-
tions from native Christians, t3.0i26i
The report 81 the treasurer showing receipts
by states brings out the fact that Virginia heads
the list OF contributors with ;I3,347.75 (n col
loctirs which there was not one ollar of ex.
pense TO tho bOard), and OF this amount tits
understood the tirst Baptist church OF Rich
mond contributed 5000.
Rev. DR.. j. L. Tichenor, correspond
ing secretary, read the report OF the
Home Mission Board.
HoMR MISSIONS.
The following is a summary Of the
work for the past year Missionaries
25l churches and stations, S22 weeks
of labor, 1895; sermons and addresses,
"a, 400; prayer-meetings, 3,1l0; bap-
tisms, 1923 received by letter, 2,3l9
total additions, G,242; Sunday schools
reported, 3lS; teachers and pupils.
1901; religious visits, %, 603 ;churches
constituted, 119; houses of worship
built, 62; cost of houses and lots,
100000.
The treasrer's report showed that
the contributions from ali of the
States were larger than ever before,
and that the debt of $1,000 reported
last wear had been reduced to 81, 800.
kilograms were received from the
Mexican mission and from the veteran
missionary. DR.. Yates, of Shanghai,
China.
Tonight the house was crowded to
its utmost capacity, while an overflow
meeting was held at the Broadway
Methodist church. Rev. DR.. George
Cooper, of Richmond, preached the
convention sermon, selecting as his
text Hebrews X, 1913. He deduced
as his theme 1.-The Atonemeut of
Christ ; The Nature of the Pledge of
the Missionary Enterprise. " He brought
out the points that the atonement is
first, the light of the past second, the
rest of the present third, the hope of
the future. These points Dr. Cooper
elaborated into an able, earnest, and
telling practical sermon, which seemed
to make fine impression on all who
heard it.
The hospitality of Louisville is prince
ly, end the delegates and visitors are
being entertained in superb style.